Basic Asthma
A condition in which a person's airways become inflamed, narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe.
What is the definition of asthma?
The most common long-term control medication for asthma.
What is an inhaled corticosteroid? (Examples: fluticasone, budesonide)
The biological system that asthma affects.
What is the respiratory system?
A client creates this with their provider, which outlines when to take certain medications, or when to increase or decrease the dose of your medications based on a patient's symptoms.
What is an asthma action plan?
A condition, activity, or thing that makes asthma worse.
What is an asthma trigger?
What are symptoms of asthma?
Shortness of Breath
Wheezing
Chest Tightness
The most common quick-relief medication for treating asthma attacks.
What is a short-acting beta-agonist/Albuterol
How often long-term asthma control medications are taken.
What is taken daily?
An electric or battery powered machine that turns liquid asthma medications into a fine mist that's directly inhaled into the lungs.
What is a nebulizer?
These are some examples of inflammatory triggers.
What are dust mites, animal dander, cockroaches, molds, pollens, viral infections.
Allergic
Seasonal
Occupational
These are the three types of asthma?
This medication is taken daily to prevent symptoms, but may cause side effects like headaches and nausea.
What is Theophylline?
What is a physiologic response to high dose steroid?
What is hyperglycemia?
Which findings would a nurse assess in a patient with a history of asthma that requires immediate action.
What are: Respiratory rate of 26/tachypnea and the patient is using accessory muscles to breathe.
These are some examples of symptom triggers.
What are Smoke, exercise, Cold air, chemical fumes and other strong-smelling substances (perfumes, colognes), and certain food additives.
(1) intermittent (2) mild persistent (3) moderate persistent (4) and severe persistent.
What is the classification of asthma?
A client on zileuton should be instructed to report to provider this symptom.
What is R-sided pain? (from liver side-effects)
Characterized by swelling (inflammation) of the lining of the airways, the tightening of the muscles around the airways, and fluid/mucus filling the airways.
What is asthma?
The client blows rapidly into this instrument and the findings will be used by the provider to regulate the patient's medication.
What is a peak expiratory flow meter?
These are some things you can teach clients to make their home more asthma friendly.
What are... Pick up your clothes and toys every day. Close the closet door, close drawers. Do not put things under your bed. Pick just one stuffed animal to sleep with. Put a plastic cover on your mattress and pillow. Take out rugs. Take out heavy curtains.
Currently another name for asthma indicating the area affected by bronchoconstriction.
What is bronchial asthma?
This item connects to the inhaler mouthpiece, and the medicine goes into this item first.
What is a spacer?
This procedure uses heat to reduces the smooth muscles inside the airways, limiting the ability of the airways to tighten, making breathing easier and possible reducing asthma attacks.
What is a bronchial thermoplasty?
These are key actions to stopping an asthma attack before they start?
What are prevention and long-term controls?
These are some questions to ask a patient about their asthma.
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